Golcar United F.C.
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| Full name | Golcar United Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1904 |
| Ground | Longfield Avenue, Golcar |
| Chairman | Peter Gledhill |
| Manager | Ashley Connor & Gavin Connor |
| League | Northern Counties East League Premier Division |
| 2023–24 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division, 12th of 20 |
Golcar United Football Club is a football club based in Golcar, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the Northern Counties East League Premier Division and play at Longfield Avenue.
History
[edit]Founded in 1904, the club initially played in the Huddersfield & District League.[1] They joined the West Riding County Amateur League in 1934 and were runners-up in their first season in the league.[2] After finishing bottom of the table in 1937–38, the club left the league.[2]
Golcar won the West Riding County Challenge Cup in 2000–01,[3] and were Premier Division runners-up in 2003–04. The following season saw them win the West Riding County Amateur League title.[4] They were runners-up in 2014–15, and champions in 2017–18.[5] They retained the league title the following season, and were promoted to Division One North of the North West Counties League.[6] In 2021–22 they finished third in the league, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. After beating AFC Blackpool 4–2 on penalties in the semi-finals (after a 2–2 draw), they defeated Holker Old Boys 2–1 in the final to earn promotion to the Premier Division.[7]
Ground
[edit]The club moved to their Longfield Avenue ground in 1955,[1] where the pitch had a noticeable side-to-side slope.[8] Following their promotion to the North West Counties League, floodlights were installed, and were used for the first time on 8 October when the club defeated local rivals Shelley 1–0 in a league match in front of 556 spectators.[9] A 100-seat stand was erected in March 2020.[10]
Honours
[edit]- West Riding County Amateur League
- Premier Division champions 2004–05, 2017–18, 2018–19
- West Riding County Challenge Cup
- Winners 2000–01
- Huddersfield Invitation Cup
- Winners 1919–20, 1922–23, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1970–71, 2004–05, 2013–14, 2017–18, 2018–19[11]
Records
[edit]- Best FA Cup performance: Preliminary round, 2024–25[12]
- Best FA Vase performance: First round, 2021–22, 2022–23[12]
- Record attendance: 1,320 vs Emley, Northern Counties East League, League Cup semi-final, 21 April 2023[13]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Golcar United: History North West Counties League
- ^ a b West Riding County Amateur League 1922–1939 Non-League Matters
- ^ 2013/14 Handbook West Riding County Amateur League
- ^ West Riding County Amateur League 2002–2012 Non-League Matters
- ^ Golcar United are West Riding County Amateur League champions Telegraph and Argus, 6 June 2018
- ^ Club allocations 2019/20 Archived 22 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine Non-League Paper
- ^ Double trouble for Gav The Non-League Football Paper, 1 May 2022
- ^ Stephen Mumford (2002) The Non-League Football Grounds of West Yorkshire, p33
- ^ Shelley chasing Sheffield Senior Cup run Examiner Live, 11 October 2019
- ^ Golcar United Football Club Stadium Solutions
- ^ Golcar United: Info North West Counties League
- ^ a b Golcar United at the Football Club History Database
- ^ Golcar United celebrate historic win as they beat Emley AFC 13–12 in dramatic penalty shoot-out Huddersfield Hub, 23 April 2023